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Matsuyama, Ehime

is the capital city

Cities of Japan

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of Ehime Prefecture

Ehime Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan in northwestern Shikoku, Japan. The capital is Matsuyama, Ehime....
on the Shikoku

Shikoku

is the smallest and least populous of the four main islands of Japan, located south of Honshu and east of Kyushu island. Its ancient names include Iyo-no-futana-shima , Iyo-shima , and Futana-shima ....
island of Japan

Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
. It is located on the northeastern portion of the Dogo Plain. Its name means "pine tree mountain." The city was founded on December 15, 1889.

The city is known for hot springs

Hot Springs

Hot Springs may refer to:* Hot Springs, Arkansas* Hot Springs, Montana* Hot Springs, North Carolina* Hot Springs, South Dakota* Hot Springs, Virginia...
(onsen

Onsen

An is a term for hot springs in the Japanese language, though the term is often used describe the bathing facilities and inns around the hot springs....
) and is home to Dogo Onsen

Dogo Onsen

is a hot spring in the city of Matsuyama, Ehime, Ehime Prefecture on the island of Shikoku, Japan....
, the oldest hot spring bath house in Japan. A second favorite tourist spot is Matsuyama Castle

Matsuyama Castle (Iyo)

is a flatland-mountain castle that was built in 1603 on Mount Katsuyama, whose height is 132 meters, in Matsuyama, Ehime city in Ehime Prefecture ....
. Eight of the eighty-eight temples in the Shikoku Pilgrimage

Shikoku Pilgrimage

The is a junrei of 88 Buddhist temples in Japans on the island of Shikoku, Japan. It is believed all 88 temples were visited by the famous Buddhist monk Kukai, who was born in Zentsuji, Kagawa, Shikoku in 774....
are in Matsuyama.

History and Culture
Matsuyama was in medieval times part of the Iyo-Matsuyama Domain

Iyo-Matsuyama Domain

The was a Japanese Han of the Edo period, with its holdings centered in modern-day Matsuyama, Ehime....
, a fiefdom of Iyo Province

Iyo Province

was an old provinces of Japan of Japan in the area that is today Ehime Prefecture on Shikoku. Iyo bordered on Awa province , Sanuki province, and Tosa Provinces....
consisting mainly of a castle town, supporting Matsuyama Castle

Matsuyama Castle (Iyo)

is a flatland-mountain castle that was built in 1603 on Mount Katsuyama, whose height is 132 meters, in Matsuyama, Ehime city in Ehime Prefecture ....
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is the capital city

Cities of Japan

|||}A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of ....
of Ehime Prefecture

Ehime Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan in northwestern Shikoku, Japan. The capital is Matsuyama, Ehime....
on the Shikoku

Shikoku

Japan

Hot Springs

Hot Springs may refer to:* Hot Springs, Arkansas* Hot Springs, Montana* Hot Springs, North Carolina* Hot Springs, South Dakota* Hot Springs, Virginia...
(onsen

Onsen

An is a term for hot springs in the Japanese language, though the term is often used describe the bathing facilities and inns around the hot springs....
) and is home to Dogo Onsen

Dogo Onsen

is a hot spring in the city of Matsuyama, Ehime, Ehime Prefecture on the island of Shikoku, Japan....
, the oldest hot spring bath house in Japan. A second favorite tourist spot is Matsuyama Castle

Matsuyama Castle (Iyo)

Shikoku Pilgrimage

History and Culture

Matsuyama was in medieval times part of the Iyo-Matsuyama Domain

Iyo-Matsuyama Domain

The was a Japanese Han of the Edo period, with its holdings centered in modern-day Matsuyama, Ehime....
, a fiefdom of Iyo Province

Iyo Province

Matsuyama Castle (Iyo)

is a flatland-mountain castle that was built in 1603 on Mount Katsuyama, whose height is 132 meters, in Matsuyama, Ehime city in Ehime Prefecture ....
. There was a nearby village at Dogo Onsen

Dogo Onsen

is a hot spring in the city of Matsuyama, Ehime, Ehime Prefecture on the island of Shikoku, Japan....
to the east and a port somewhat farther to the west at Mitsuhama

Mitsuhama

Mitsuhama , formerly also known as Mitsugahama, is the main port of Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan.In October, 1888, a light railway line connecting Mitsuhama with Matsuyama began operation....
providing a link to the Japanese mainland (Honshu

Honshu

or Honshu is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait....
) and Kyushu

Kyushu

or Kyushu is the third-largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its Japanese Archipelago. Its alternate ancient names include Kyukoku , Chinzei , and Tsukushi-no-shima ....
.

Dogo Onsen

Dogo Onsen

is a hot spring in the city of Matsuyama, Ehime, Ehime Prefecture on the island of Shikoku, Japan....
was already famous in the Nara period

Nara period

The of the history of Japan covers the years from AD 710 to 794. Empress Gemmei established the capital of Heijo-kyo . Except for 5 years , when the capital was briefly moved again, it remained the capital of Japanese civilization until Emperor Kammu established a new capital, Nagaoka-kyo, in 784 before moving to Heian-kyo , or Kyoto, a decade lat...
, and Shotoku Taishi visited the spa in the year 596. It is also mentioned in passing in The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji

is a classic work of Japanese literature attributed to the Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu in the early eleventh century, around the peak of the Heian Period....
.

Famous Buddhist temples in Matsuyama include Ishite-ji and Taisanji, both dating back to the 8th century, although the oldest surviving buildings are from the early 14th century. Famous shrines of the city include Isaniwa shrine, built in 1667.

The haiku

Haiku

' ', plural haiku, is a form of Japanese poetry, consisting of 17 Mora e , in three metrical phrases of 5, 7 and 5 morae respectively. Haiku typically contain a kigo, or seasonal reference, and a kireji or verbal caesura....
poet Masaoka Shiki

Masaoka Shiki

was the pen-name of a Japanese author, poet, literary critic, and journalist in Meiji period Japan. His real name was Masaoka Tsunenori , but as a child he was called Tokoronosuke ....
lived in Matsuyama. His house, now known as the Shiki-do, and a museum, the Shiki Memorial Museum, are popular attractions, and the centerpieces of the city's claim as a center of the international haiku movement. Other famous haiku poets associated with Matsuyama include Kobayashi Issa

Kobayashi Issa

, Japanese people poet and Buddhist priest known for his haiku poems and journals. He is regarded as one of the four haiku masters in Japan, along with Matsuo Basho, Yosa Buson and Masaoka Shiki....
(an occasional visitor), Shiki's followers, Takahama Kyoshi and Kawahigashi Hekigoto, and Taneda Santoka

Taneda Santoka

was the pen-name of a Japanese author and haiku poet. He is known for his free verse haiku....
. Santoka's house, known as Isso-an, is also a tourist attraction and is periodically open to the public. The Matsuyama Declaration of 1999 proposed the formation of International Haiku Research Center, and the first Masaoka Shiki International Haiku Awards were given in 2000. Recipients have included Yves Bonnefoy

Yves Bonnefoy

Yves Bonnefoy is a France poet and essayist. Bonnefoy was born in Tours, Indre-et-Loire.His works have been of great importance in post-war French literature, at the same time poetic and theoretical, examining the meaning of the spoken and written word....
(2000), Cor van den Heuvel

Cor Van Den Heuvel

Cor van den Heuvel is an United States haiku poet, editing, Pundit and archivist....
(2002) and Gary Snyder

Gary Snyder

Gary Snyder is an American poet , essayist, lecturer, and environmentalism . Snyder is a winner of a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. His work, in his various roles, reflects an immersion in both Buddhism spirituality and nature....
(2004).

The famed novel Botchan
Botchan

Botchan is a novel written by Natsume Soseki in 1906. It is considered to be one of the most popular novels in Japan, read by most Japanese during their childhood....
by Natsume Soseki

Natsume Soseki

' was the pen name of ', who is widely considered to be the foremost Japanese novelist of the Meiji Era . He is commonly referred to as Soseki....
is set in Matsuyama. As a result, there are numerous sites and locales named after the main character, including Botchan Stadium

Botchan Stadium

is a multi-use stadium in Matsuyama Central Park, Matsuyama, Japan. It is currently used mostly for baseball matches. The stadium holds 30,136 people....
, the Botchan Ressha (an antique train that runs on the streetcar route), and Botchan dango.

Matsuyama also figures in several works by Shiba Ryotaro, notably his popular novel, Saka no ue no kumo
Saka no Ue no Kumo

is the upcoming NHK 21 Century Special scheduled to be aired for three years starting from November 29, 2009. 13 episodes, 90 minutes each, have been planned....
[Clouds Above the Hill] (1969). In anticipation of the upcoming NHK

NHK

, or Japan Broadcasting Corporation, is Japan's public broadcaster. The NHK is financed by a television licence. This Japanese public corporation has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, NHK....
Taiga drama

Taiga drama

is the name NHK gives to the annual, year-long Historical novel television series it broadcasts in Japan. Beginning in 1963 with the black-and-white Hana no Shogai, starring kabuki actor Onoe Shoroku and Takarazuka Revue star Awashima Chikage, the network has hired a producer, director, writer, music director, and actors for the series....
adaptation of this novel, a Saka no ue no kumo Museum (???????????) was established in 2007.

Matsuyama was also the setting of a 1907 novel about the Russo-Japanese War

Russo-Japanese War

The Russo-Japanese War or the Manchurian Campaign in some English sources, was a conflict that grew out of the rival imperialism ambitions of the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over Manchuria and Korea....
, As the Hague Ordains, by American writer Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore

Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore

Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore was a United States writer, photographer and geographer, who became the first female board member of the National Geographic Society....
. Matsuyama figures in the novel because the city housed a camp for Russian prisoners during the war. A Russian cemetery commemorates this important episode in Matsuyama history. The Russo-Japanese War

Russo-Japanese War

The Russo-Japanese War or the Manchurian Campaign in some English sources, was a conflict that grew out of the rival imperialism ambitions of the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over Manchuria and Korea....
is also remembered in Matsuyama because of the contributions of two Japanese military leaders, the Akiyama brothers, Akiyama Saneyuki

Akiyama Saneyuki

was a Meiji period career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy. He was famous as a planner of Battle of Tsushima in the Russo-Japanese War. The Imperial Japanese Army Akiyama Yoshifuru was his elder brother....
and Akiyama Yoshifuru

Akiyama Yoshifuru

was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, and was considered the father of the modern Japanese cavalry. Akiyama Yoshifuru was Vice Admiral Akiyama Saneyuki's older brother....
, who were born in the city.

The city today

In the twentieth century, various mergers

Onsen District, Ehime

was a districts of Japan located in Ehime Prefecture. Due to the mergers ? The district dissolved on January 1, 2005.The district had an estimated population of 40,690 and the total area was 248.73 km? ....
joined the castle town with neighboring Dogo

Dogo Onsen

is a hot spring in the city of Matsuyama, Ehime, Ehime Prefecture on the island of Shikoku, Japan....
, Mitsuhama

Mitsuhama

Urban sprawl

Urban sprawl, also known as suburban sprawl, is the spreading of a city and its suburbs over rural land at the fringe of an urban area. Residents of sprawling neighborhoods tend to live in single-family homes and commute by automobile to work....
, creating a seamless modern city that now ranks as the largest in Shikoku

Shikoku

Hojo, Ehime

was a cities of Japan located in Ehime prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 28,292 and the population density of 277.02 persons per km?....
and town of Nakajima

Nakajima, Ehime

was a towns of Japan located in Onsen District, Ehime, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. On January 1, 2005 the town merged into the city of Matsuyama, Ehime and no longer exists as an independent municipality of Japan....
(from the former Onsen District

Onsen District, Ehime

Population

File:Population density.pngIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings....
of 512,982 and a density

Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
of 1196 persons per km². The total (merged) area is 428.86 km².

Matsuyama is one of the Japanese cities that did not do away with their streetcar systems (Iyo Railway

Iyo Railway

The is a transportation company in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan. The company or its lines are commonly known as . The private company operates railway, tram, and bus lines, and is a core company of Iyotetsu Group, which also operates other business such as department stores and travel agency....
).

Matsuyama Airport

Matsuyama Airport

is an airport in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan ....
has regular flights to Tokyo

Tokyo

, officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshu. The twenty-three special wards of Tokyo, each governed as a city, cover the area that was once the Tokyo City in the eastern part of the prefecture, and total over 8 million people....
, Osaka

Osaka

is a Cities of Japan in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshu.Osaka is a City designated by government ordinance under the Local Autonomy Law and the capital city of Osaka Prefecture....
, and other major Japanese cities and selected international destinations, including both Shanghai

Shanghai

Shanghai is the List of cities in the People's Republic of China by population in China and one of the List of metropolitan areas by population in the world, with over 20 million people....
and Seoul

Seoul

Seoul is the Capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, It is one of the world's List of cities proper by population.The Seoul National Capital Area - which includes the major port city of Incheon and satellite towns in Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million inhabitants and is the world's second largest List of me...
. There is regular ferry service to Hiroshima

Hiroshima

The Japanese city of is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chugoku region of western Honshu, the largest of Japan's islands....
and regular night ferries to Kobe

Kobe

is the List of Japanese cities by population in Japan and as the capital city of Hyogo Prefecture and a prominent port city in Japan with a population of about 1.5 million....
, Kokura Kita-ku, Kitakyushu

Kokura Kita-ku, Kitakyushu

is a Wards of Japan of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is the north part of what used to be Kokura City before the merger of five cities to create Kitakyushu City in 1963....
, and several other destinations. Also, hydrofoil

Hydrofoil

A hydrofoil is a boat with wing-like airfoils mounted on struts below the hull . As the craft increases its speed the hydrofoils develop enough lift for the boat to become foilborne - i.e....
service exists between Hiroshima

Hiroshima

The Japanese city of is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chugoku region of western Honshu, the largest of Japan's islands....
and a few other destinations.

Matsuyama is home to several universities, including Ehime University

Ehime University

is a Japanese national university in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan. This is the university which has the biggest number of students in Shikoku region.The university was established in May 1949 as one of the many national universities which were established by the Japanese government in the reformation of the education system after the defeat of the W...
, which is part of the Japanese national university

Japanese national university

As of 2007, there are 87 in Japan, while there are 89 public universities and 568 private universities. National universities, especially former imperial universities, tend to be held in higher regards in higher education in Japan than private or public universities....
system, and Matsuyama University

Matsuyama University

is a private university in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1923, and it was chartered as a university in 1949. The present name was adopted in 1989....
, a private university.

Famous products (meibutsu

Meibutsu

Meibutsu is a Japanese term for famous products associated with particular regions. Meibutsu are usually items of Japanese regional cuisine, although the category includes local handicrafts....
) of Matsuyama include tart

Tart

A tart is a pastry dish, usually sweet, that is a type of pie with an open top not covered with pastry. The Tarte Tatin is a particular kind of "upside-down" tart, of apples, other fruit, or onions....
s and Botchan dango. In the 17th century, the lord of Matsuyama castle Sadayuki Matsudaira introduced the process of tart-making, originally brought to Japan by the Portuguese, to Matsuyama. At first it was a Castella

Castella

is a popular Japanese sponge cake made of sugar, flour, Egg , and starch syrup, very common at festivals and as a street food.Now a specialty of Nagasaki, Nagasaki, the cake was brought by way of Portugal merchants in the 16th century....
with jam. According to legend Sadayuki made some changes, such as adding red bean paste

Red bean paste

Red bean paste or Azuki bean paste is a sweet, dark red bean paste originating from China. It is used in Chinese cuisine, wagashi, and Korean cuisine....
. Now there are many kinds and makers of tarts in Matsuyama; some add yuzu

Yuzu

The yuzu is a citrus fruit originating in East Asia. It is believed to be a hybrid of sour Citrus reticulata and Ichang Lemon. The fruit looks a bit like a very small grapefruit with an uneven skin, and can be either yellow or green depending on the degree of ripeness....
paste or chestnut

Chestnut

Chestnut , is a genus of eight or nine species of deciduous trees and shrubs in the Beech family Fagaceae, native to temperate climate regions of the Northern Hemisphere....
to the red bean paste. In addition to tarts, Botchan dango is also a famous product of Matsuyama. Botchan dango was named after the famous novel Botchan
Botchan

Botchan is a novel written by Natsume Soseki in 1906. It is considered to be one of the most popular novels in Japan, read by most Japanese during their childhood....
by Natsume Soseki

Natsume Soseki

' was the pen name of ', who is widely considered to be the foremost Japanese novelist of the Meiji Era . He is commonly referred to as Soseki....
. It consists of three bean paste beads of three flavors, matcha, egg, and red bean paste. Within the paste is contained mochi.

Matsuyama is the site of a number of festivals, including the Dogo Festival, held in the spring, the Matsuyama Festival, held in August, and the Fall Festival, held in October, which features battling mikoshi

Mikoshi

A is a portable Shinto shrine. Shinto followers believe that it serves as the vehicle of a divine spirit in Japan at the time of a parade of deities....
.

Economy

Asiana Airlines

Asiana Airlines is an airline based in Seoul, South Korea and is one of South Korea's two major airlines, along with Korean Air.Asiana is a member of the Star Alliance and operates services to 12 domestic destinations and 82 international destinations in 21 countries worldwide....
operates a sales office on the second floor of the Nissay Dowasonpo Matsuyama Building in Matsuyama.

Famous people from Matsuyama

Akiyama Yoshifuru
Akiyama Yoshifuru

was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, and was considered the father of the modern Japanese cavalry. Akiyama Yoshifuru was Vice Admiral Akiyama Saneyuki's older brother....
, general in the Imperial Japanese Navy
Imperial Japanese Navy

The origins of the Imperial Japanese Navy trace back to early interactions with nations on the Asia, beginning in the early history of Japan#Feudal Japan and reaching a peak of activity during the 16th and 17th centuries at a time of cultural diffusion with European power during the Age of Discovery....
Harada Sanosuke
Harada Sanosuke

was a Japanese warrior who lived in the late Edo period. He was the 10th unit captain of the Shinsengumi, and died during the Boshin War....
, 10th unit captain of the Shinsengumi
Shinsengumi

The were a special police force of the late shogunate period....
Ishida Hakyo, poet
Kawahigashi Hekigoto, poet
Masaoka Shiki
Masaoka Shiki

was the pen-name of a Japanese author, poet, literary critic, and journalist in Meiji period Japan. His real name was Masaoka Tsunenori , but as a child he was called Tokoronosuke ....
, poet
Nakamura Kusatao, poet
Chiaki Kusuhara
Chiaki Kusuhara

is a Japanese people Olympic beach volleyballer at the Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's beach volleyball. She is partnered with Mika Teru Saiki....
, beach volleyball player
Eiji Mizuguchi, baseball player
Hiroko Otsuka, rhythmic gymnast
Isao Okido, kendoka
Kazuko Kadoya, basketball player
Kazuyuki Matsuzawa, actor
Kenta Abe
Kenta Abe

Kenta Abe is a right-handed professional baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers in Nippon Professional Baseball. He was the number 4 draft pick for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes in ....
, baseball player
Kotomi Aoki
Kotomi Aoki

is a Japanese people mangaka. She currently resides in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan. She received the 2008 Shogakukan Manga Award for shojo for Boku no Hatsukoi o Kimi ni Sasagu....
, manga artist
Kyoshi Takahama
Kyoshi Takahama

was a Japanese poet active in Showa period Japan. His real name was Kiyoshi; Kyoshi was a pen name. He was one of the closest disciples of Masaoka Shiki....
, poet
Makoto Tamada
Makoto Tamada

is a professional Motorcycle sport. He is one of the few riders to win races in both MotoGP and Superbike World Championship. For he will ride for the Paul Bird Kawasaki Corse team in the Superbike World Championship....
, motorcycle racer
Mansaku Itami
Mansaku Itami

Mansaku Itami was a Japanese film director, originally from Matsuyama, Ehime. His samurai movies diverged from the norm in that they were not heroic epics of the sort which had by that time become formulaic, but rather satires that used the established symbols and iconography of the samurai culture to comment on both historical and modern...
, film director
Masaru Kageura
Masaru Kageura

was a Japanese baseball player from Matsuyama, Ehime. His team reached the final in the 1932 National High School Baseball Championship, but his team was defeated by Masao Yoshida in the final....
, baseball player
Mika Saiki
Mika Saiki

is a Japanese people beach volleyball player, and former volleyball player.She competed at the Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics in volleyball....
, beach volleyball player
Radio Wada, manga artist
Reiko Tosa
Reiko Tosa

Reiko Tosa is a Japanese long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon race....
, athlete
Ryo Aono, snowboarder
Takashi Nishimoto, baseball player
Tetsu Yano
Tetsu Yano

Tetsu Yano was a Japanese science fiction translator and writer. He began to introduce to Japanese readers the works of US science fiction writers in the late 1940s....
, writer
Tomochika, comedian
Tomoko Honda
Tomoko Honda

Tomoko Honda is a List of Japanese announcers of Fuji Television. Honda graduated from Rikkyo University and has been an announcer of Fuji TV since April, 2006. She is reported to associate with Makoto Hasebe....
, announcer
Toshiro Tomochika
Toshiro Tomochika

is a Japanese politician, an independent and member of the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan . A native of Matsuyama, Ehime and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected for the first time in 2007....
, football player and politician
Yasuyuki Muneta
Yasuyuki Muneta

|colspan="2"| is a Japanese judo. He won a gold medal two times at the World Judo Championships.He is from Matsuyama, Ehime. After graduation from Meiji University, He belonged to Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department....
, judoka
Yoko Matsuyama
Yoko Matsuyama

Yoko Matsuyama is a Japanese actor best known for her work in the Crimson Bat series....
, actress

Sister cities

Matsuyama has three sister cities

Town twinning

Town twinning, also known as sister cities, is a concept whereby towns or city in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired, with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links between their inhabitants....
, as designated by Sister Cities International

Sister Cities International

Sister Cities International is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and fostering town twinning, especially between cities in the United States and cities in other countries....
: Sacramento

Sacramento, California

Sacramento is the Capital of the United States U.S. state of California, and the county seat of Sacramento County, California. Located along the Sacramento River and just south of the American River's confluence in California's expansive California Central Valley, it is the seventh-largest city in California.....
, United States

United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. Freiburg

Freiburg

Freiburg im Breisgau is a city in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany, in the Breisgau region on the western edge of the Black Forest. It straddles the Dreisam river, on the foothills of the Schlossberg....
, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. Pyeongtaek

Pyeongtaek

Pyeongtaek is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Located in the southwestern part of the province, Pyeongtaek was originally founded as a union of two districts in 940 AD, during the Goryeo dynasty....
, South Korea

South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
.

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